Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 834 Scotland is 100 nautical miles away

"On November 1880, 11, the Dutch-Spanish strategic support fleet established a position in the southern part of the English Channel. The joint logistics support center was carried out by troops centered in the Spanish port of A Coruña. These joint forces and other forces participated in the actual combat joint drill.

The drill focused on joint blockade and control, sea assault, land strikes, underwater control and other combat projects, allowing people to witness the joint combat capabilities of the Dutch European Theater Forces and Spain.

In the telegrams currently sent back from the European theater, it can be seen that the Netherlands is the main one.This joint fleet, supplemented by Spain, Sweden, and Denmark, dispatched Europe's most advanced maritime equipment, including the leading European armored battleships Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Madrid Railway Construction battleships.

Hermann Van Peron, the former most famous political commentator in Europe and president of the University of Sydney, told the Australian Times reporter that the Dutch-led multinational maritime coalition chose to start the live-fire exercise on November 11 because it was in accordance with the original Dutch-led According to the international practice regulated by the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the military exercise area needs to be announced to the outside world three to four days in advance in principle, and it also needs to be announced to the outside world 7 hours in advance in case of emergency.

"This is mainly to allow ships sailing in the exercise area to have enough time to evacuate or change to other routes. At the same time, the submarine submersible exercise area under the water may want to adjust its route in advance. This is also to ensure that live ammunition shooting in the exercise area will not injure them. Civilians, show the attitude of a rational responsible person of the multinational joint fleet."

Hermann Van Peron said: “This joint exercise with Spain, Sweden, and Denmark conducted around the British Isles created many firsts that shocked Europe and the world.”

In fact, Herman Van Peron told The Australian Times that he was right.

The live-fire training that began on November 1880, 11 was the most eye-catching part of the Dutch-led multinational coalition's exercises around the British Isles.

The Dutch and Danish joint fleets formed two hundred nautical miles east of England and Scotland and bordered each other. The Dutch and Danish joint fleets announced that starting at 11 noon on November 7, the Dutch and Danish joint fleet forces implemented breech rifled guns on the warships in the area, and the muzzles Towards the British mainland, all the artillery shells were fired in the same direction as the British mainland.These warships and ship-based artillery carried out precise strikes on the characteristic areas of this area and achieved the expected results. The warships lined up at once and cooperated with the long-range artillery, all fired under the command. The scene shocked everyone in this sea area. Spies and ship information collectors from various countries.

Herman Van Peyron said that the long-range artillery fire and powerful strike capabilities of the combined fleet are comparable to the firepower of dozens of cannons lined up on land and agreed to fire. This will be helpful in the event of a war with Britain. Comprehensive suppression of British maritime power, and even the use of such powerful artillery fire long-range attack capabilities, will pose an unprecedented threat to the remote areas along the coasts of the British Isles.

He said that in the past, Britain relied on its powerful navy to carry out gunboat diplomacy around the world, and it made huge profits every time.

Now, this round-the-island exercise organized by the Netherlands and many other countries is nothing less than a model for the UK. It is a mirror for the UK that reflects the ugliness and evil of the UK in the past.

Far East, Royal Palace of the Netherlands.

William IV quietly listened to Hermann Van Peron, who was interviewed by the two newspapers, describing his opinions in front of him. Throughout the whole process, William IV maintained his dignity while also listening carefully. .

Next to him, Dutch Prime Minister Linden said: "The three fleets composed of the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Denmark and other countries fired at the British Isles with artillery, declaring that the pre-range fire strike capabilities of several of our countries are comparable to land artillery. Moreover, it is a live-fire exercise. In the future military operation against the United Kingdom in early summer, the long-range fire will effectively attack British defenses around the world, including the British mainland, and prepare the ground for the multinational forces led by the Netherlands to land on the British mainland and the British coastal colonies around the world. The island landing plan clears the way and has an impressive impact."

At this time, William IV nodded, and then issued the order: "The long-range fire shooting has just ended, we should not stop."

Lyndon and Hermann looked at William IV, waiting for further instructions.William IV then expressed his thoughts.

On November 1880, 11, after five days of military exercises around the British Isles, the Dutch-led coalition then ordered a combined fleet composed of the Netherlands and Denmark in the middle of the four Nordic Alliance countries to carry out multiple attacks on the predetermined areas off the coast of Scotland and eastern England. Area, multiple types of artillery fire, and further compressed and halved from the previous 12 nautical miles away from the British mainland, to only 5 nautical miles away from the British mainland.

And with the imaginary target, the fake water target created at sea, they once again concentrated their firepower and opened fire.

This time, because it is relatively close to the British mainland, especially the Firth of Forth in the middle of the eastern part of the British mainland, the people in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, are now panicking.

For this reason, the Scottish local government has sent a telegram to the British government in London for help. In Edinburgh, the telephone is even more powerful and does not malfunction.

Although the upper class people all understood the possibility that the Netherlands would not go to war with the British mainland, this rumor was spread everywhere at the bottom of society.

Many people at the bottom of society speculated that although the Netherlands was not preparing to launch artillery fire against Britain, in order to prevent accidents, they still asked the London government to stop the actions of the Netherlands and other countries.

Don't go back to Edinburgh until you are drunk. The entire northern Scotland of the British mainland is dissatisfied with the fact that the British government has not done enough to protect the mainland.

Many people in Scotland even accused the British government of focusing on the city of London rather than the entire Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

"Long-range firepower is very important to the Netherlands. It is a test of the Dutch army's inability to achieve precision strike and area denial capabilities behind its high military budget over the years."

William IV told Chief of General Staff Mark Rudd: "The artillery data released by the European fleet shows our excellent firing and mobile firing capabilities of various series of artillery such as breech rifled guns."

These tests will be of great help to us in the future when our naval warships clash with the British or even in a naval war. Our warship cannons can be fired quickly when they find the right place and hit British water targets. This will increase the suddenness of our Dutch artillery strikes and make our navy The troops could make mistakes and cause heavy losses to the British fleet. , and also allows our warships to defeat the British in a more powerful confrontation at sea.

Mark Rudd's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"It is the fate of us Dutch to fight the British. Of the four Anglo-Dutch naval wars more than 100 years ago, we won the first two and drew in the third. But in the fourth, the British used the support of France and we finally After losing, Britain came to power and France and other countries defaulted on their debts, forcing us not to let these countries repay their debts." William IV said with resentful eyes:

"In the future, they will need to pay us back double, with interest included."

(End of this chapter)